Britain promised to negotiate an exit deal with the European Union that resolves deep concern in London's financial sector that Brexit will disrupt its business model, David Davis, the minister in charge of the talks, said on Tuesday.
The future of Britain's global financial centre will be a major negotiating point in talks with the EU on exiting the bloc, which Prime Minister Theresa May announced on Sunday would start formally by the end of March.
Banks are keen to retain the "passporting" rights that allow them to sell financial services across the EU from London, and have... read more

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